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NATO 20/2020

Twenty bold ideas to reimagine the Alliance after the 2020 US election

More than two decades after NATO’s inspired decision to invite former adversaries to join its ranks, the Alliance is in need of equally captivating ideas. The essays in this volume are intended to push the Alliance to think boldly and creatively in the service of recapturing the public’s imagination.

Read our provocative essays on the future of NATO

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Making a difference

Learn more about the Atlantic Council’s insights & impact through these stories of how our regional and thematic programs are making a difference not only in shaping how we view global issues but also in shaping their outcome.

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Content

In the News

Oct 2, 2014

Fayyad: Oslo Is Dead

By Salam Fayyad

Brent Scowcroft Center Distinguished Statesman Salam Fayyad writes for Foreign Affairs on how to fix the Israeli-Palestinian peace process:

Israel Middle East

In the News

Oct 2, 2014

Anthony: “The Threat Now Comes from Within”

By Dave Anthony

Bloomberg Businessweek cites the Atlantic Council for hosting an event with Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Fellow Dave Anthony: 

In the News

Oct 2, 2014

Cole on the Relationship between Art and Military Strategy

By August Cole

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Fellow August Cole joins Federal News Radio’s In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss the relationship between art and military strategy: 

In the News

Oct 2, 2014

RIA Novosti Cites Africa Center Event

By Atlantic Council

RIA Novosti cites the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center for hosting an event about the threat of the Ebola virus: 

In the News

Oct 2, 2014

Pham: Boko Haram is “Rapidly Gaining Ground”

By J. Peter Pham

The Washington Post quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on gains made by the terrorist organization Boko Haram in Nigeria:

Nigeria

In the News

Oct 2, 2014

Workman: More Than Just a Trade Agreement

By Garrett Workman

Global Business and Economics Program Associate Director Garrett Workman writes for US News and World Report on the latest round of TTIP negotiations: 

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

In the News

Oct 2, 2014

Slavin: Banks Remain Fearful of US-Approved Transfers to Iran

By Barbara Slavin

South Asia Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Barbara Slavin writes for Al-Monitor on bank transfers to Iran approvevd by the United States: 

Iran

In the News

Oct 1, 2014

Anthony on the Realism of War

By Dave Anthony

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Fellow Dave Anthony joins The Takeaway to discuss his new posititon at the Atlantic Council and the future of unknown warfare: 

In the News

Oct 1, 2014

Itani on Effects of ISIS Threat on Lebanon

By Faysal Itani

Newsweek quotes Rafik Hariri Center Resident Fellow Faysal Itani on what the growing threat of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham means for the US relationship with Hezbollah: 

Middle East

In the News

Oct 1, 2014

Karatnycky on Putin: “[His] Endgame is Unclear”

By Adrian Karatnycky

The Financial Times quotes Transatlantic Relations Program Nonresident Senior Fellow Adrian Karatnycky on clashes in Donetsk in eastern Ukraine:

Ukraine